[Iron Man 3] is out now! Man of Steel coming soon.

Gatsby

Yeah we're on the same page in that regard

Crimson King

no you're not

Gatsby

I am undone

Munkus Beaver

Grey Ghost wrote: »

From that same article:

Personally, I feel like the real talent with Marvel films is behind the camera, and the money should be put on the screen. It doesn’t matter which actor dons the mask. 40% – 60% of these movies are all CGI anyway. As long as Marvel turns out quality films with awesome special effects, the talent will remain irrelevant.

Okay while I agree that smart recasting could be cool, I do not at all agree that the focus should be on the fucking visual effects over the story and the interactions of the characters

that way lies George Lucas

RDJ makes Iron Man.

He is worth 40% of whatever.

His charm, ad libbing, likeness, and getyourbuttintheseats effect cannot be understated.

It is insane that people think he's being greedy for getting what he's worth from a conglomerate who will profit twenty times that.

It is also insane that people expect a for profit company to not try and make more profits.

Ceno

I'll be the first to say I didn't ever give a shit about Iron Man until RDJ. The mainstream audience knows who Iron Man is now, and that's due to him. That movie would not have had the impact it had with a Tom Cruise or any other kind of bland good looking type. It wasn't that RDJ looked the part (which he does), it's that he oozes charisma out of every pore. He made people like Iron Man, even when his character was kind of an asshole early on.

And the new TMNT series on Nick might be the best incarnation put out. And I've been a Turtles fan since the original comic. You can feel the love that everyone making that series puts into it. The writing is unbelievably good.

Fencingsax

Grey Ghost wrote: »

Oh, by all means the VFX guys are absolutely crucial and it's criminal the way they're treated and the trouble they have staying in business, I'm not saying anything against that

But the tone I got from that passage was less "VFX guys should get what they're due" and more "who cares, people only see these for the effects" which is likewise not a good attitude

Also, it's not like RDJ is negotiating money away from the VFX. He is likely negotiating money away from himself, if anything.

Also, I totally called it.

Dichotomy

note to self: instigate socialist revolution in film industry

Gatsby

Note to self: Next year, order fewer cards.

Turambar

Gatsby wrote: »

Yeah we're on the same page in that regard

best totp ever

Devlin_Dragonus

Munkus Beaver wrote: »

And keep in mind that it isn't really "Marvel" who is fighting anyone over salary.

That'd be Disney.

Who has a reputation for dicking over actors.

Actually it is Marvel.

Some reps tried to go straight to Iger in hopes of discussing renegotiations since Disney purchased the multimedia empire in 2009 for $4.3B - but were rebuffed. “Wait, that’s Marvel. You need to talk to them. I can’t have this conversation,” Iger replied, thus totally distancing himself.

that quote above is from an article that someone linked on this very thread Tuesday, which i always found as strange that everyone took away that RDJ wanted more money from that article.

Though it is a long article and the real meat of it is past the first 2 paragraphs.

EDit: link to the article posted earlier in the week: deadline.com/2013/05/robert-downey-jr-avengers-marvel-negotiations-fight/

dspimoni

My favorite part of Turtles Forever is when they meet the original turtles and Raph starts fanboying out.

Harry Dresden

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Langly wrote: »

Harry Dresden wrote: »

Stilts wrote: »

I would really like people to stop casting Megan Fox in movies.

There are plenty of pretty girls out there who are also actually good at acting.

EDIT: Though, to be fair to Megan, the root of the problem is that we are still being subjected to female "main characters" who are only put in the script to attract the male gaze.

I'd really like people to stop letting Michael Bay direct movies.

Well he's not directing this one

Oh? Is it possible there's a glimmer of hope?

It's being directed by someone named Jonathan Liebesman, let's just take a look at what he's done-oh

Oh

2003 - Darkness Falls
2006 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2011 - Battle: Los Angeles
2012 - Wrath of the Titans

I think I would rather actually have Bay direct

Haven't watched Battle: Los Angeles but those movies are better than Bay usually directs.

Naphtali

Battle LA is not good

Darkness Falls is pretty meh

Chincymcchilla

Stilts wrote: »

I would really like people to stop casting Megan Fox in movies.

There are plenty of pretty girls out there who are also actually good at acting.

EDIT: Though, to be fair to Megan, the root of the problem is that we are still being subjected to female "main characters" who are only put in the script to attract the male gaze.

On this note please stop putting Olivia Wilde in things, thank you

Harry Dresden

Ceno wrote: »

I'll be the first to say I didn't ever give a shit about Iron Man until RDJ. The mainstream audience knows who Iron Man is now, and that's due to him. That movie would not have had the impact it had with a Tom Cruise or any other kind of bland good looking type. It wasn't that RDJ looked the part (which he does), it's that he oozes charisma out of every pore. He made people like Iron Man, even when his character was kind of an asshole early on.

And the new TMNT series on Nick might be the best incarnation put out. And I've been a Turtles fan since the original comic. You can feel the love that everyone making that series puts into it. The writing is unbelievably good.

Don't sell the concept and characters short. Downey Jr. is a fantastic actor but he didn't make everything from scratch with movie Tony Stark. Without the comics as a foundation he'd have nothing to work with.

101

Chincymcchilla wrote: »

Stilts wrote: »

I would really like people to stop casting Megan Fox in movies.

There are plenty of pretty girls out there who are also actually good at acting.

EDIT: Though, to be fair to Megan, the root of the problem is that we are still being subjected to female "main characters" who are only put in the script to attract the male gaze.

On this note please stop putting Olivia Wilde in things, thank you

Disagree

e: Though to be fair the only movie I've seen her in was Tron: Legacy, so maybe she's not as good in other things?

Olivaw

Harry Dresden wrote: »

Ceno wrote: »

I'll be the first to say I didn't ever give a shit about Iron Man until RDJ. The mainstream audience knows who Iron Man is now, and that's due to him. That movie would not have had the impact it had with a Tom Cruise or any other kind of bland good looking type. It wasn't that RDJ looked the part (which he does), it's that he oozes charisma out of every pore. He made people like Iron Man, even when his character was kind of an asshole early on.

And the new TMNT series on Nick might be the best incarnation put out. And I've been a Turtles fan since the original comic. You can feel the love that everyone making that series puts into it. The writing is unbelievably good.

Don't sell the concept and characters short. Downey Jr. is a fantastic actor but he didn't make everything from scratch with movie Tony Stark. Without the comics as a foundation he'd have nothing to work with.

But considering how those movies were made, if they didn't have someone like RDJ in the lead role and able to work with Favreau and Bridges in really key ways, that movie could have bombed hard

Or at least it wouldn't have been the surprise smash hit that propelled Marvel into the film industry in a serious way

Chincymcchilla

101 wrote: »

Chincymcchilla wrote: »

Stilts wrote: »

I would really like people to stop casting Megan Fox in movies.

There are plenty of pretty girls out there who are also actually good at acting.

EDIT: Though, to be fair to Megan, the root of the problem is that we are still being subjected to female "main characters" who are only put in the script to attract the male gaze.

On this note please stop putting Olivia Wilde in things, thank you

Disagree

e: Though to be fair the only movie I've seen her in was Tron: Legacy, so maybe she's not as good in other things?

If you think she was good in Tron Legacy you will be perfectly happy with her performances elsewhere

Personally I think you could switch her out for a look alike real doll and noone would notice

Solar

Olivia Wilde was legit good in Tron: Legacy

that character could have been paper thin but Wilde managed to inject some personality into Qorra (or however it is spelt) and it was a joy to watch her play the role

Renzo

101 wrote: »

Chincymcchilla wrote: »

Stilts wrote: »

I would really like people to stop casting Megan Fox in movies.

There are plenty of pretty girls out there who are also actually good at acting.

EDIT: Though, to be fair to Megan, the root of the problem is that we are still being subjected to female "main characters" who are only put in the script to attract the male gaze.

On this note please stop putting Olivia Wilde in things, thank you

Disagree

e: Though to be fair the only movie I've seen her in was Tron: Legacy, so maybe she's not as good in other things?

I didn't think she was good in Tron Legacy, but I didn't think Tron Legacy was good at all, so maybe I should look at her other work first.

I remember thinking that Tron Legacy could work as a long Daft Punk music video, but the music is good on its own. It doesn't need visuals.

DE?AD

But the visuals are so pretty.

That is a subpar movie that is just dang gorgeous to the eyes and ears.

Olivaw

I like Tron Legacy way more than I know that I should!

But I legit think it is underrated and does what it sets out to do quite well

It clearly could have been better and the conceit barely makes sense anymore, but their little mythology they do felt natural instead of shoehorned in like say, the Pirates sequels

Solar

I genuinely adore that movie

ThatDudeOverThere

tron legacy was a movie I enjoyed but am totally okay with only ever seeing once

Antimatter

i have seen tron legacy multiple times and regret that i couldn't have seen it in theatres, and i have consistently kept the soundtrack on my iPod since I first got the CD.

Solar

I saw it on big screen 2d

as someone who dislikes 3d this was a pretty great catch

it was feckin' sweet

Owenashi

Not quite Superman Vs Goku but...

CBR.com wrote:

After over 30 years since their first encounter, Superman and He-Man will once again face off in a new DC Comics miniseries. Debuting in "DC Universe Vs. Masters of the Universe" by Keith Giffen and Dexter Soy is a six issue miniseries pitting the best of the DCU against the champions of Eternia, who find themselves mysteriously in the DC Universe.

"DC Universe vs. Masters of the Universe" #1 hits stores August 28.

Langly

i don't know why he-man is blocking superman's lasers that are shooting to no where or why Gun Guy is just shooting at the ground

Dex Dynamo

My favorite part of Tron Legacy is Michael Sheen as 1970s David Bowie telling Daft Punk to make it funky

Dichotomy

Langly wrote: »

i don't know why he-man is blocking superman's lasers that are shooting to no where or why Gun Guy is just shooting at the ground

Gun Guy is fighting the planet Earth itself

TrippyJing

My choices for Iron Man 3 viewing were watching it in a regular theater, watching it in 3D, or watching it in IMAX 3D.

No 2D IMAX?

Dex Dynamo

Dichotomy wrote: »

Langly wrote: »

i don't know why he-man is blocking superman's lasers that are shooting to no where or why Gun Guy is just shooting at the ground

Gun Guy is fighting the planet Earth itself

Twist is it's not on Earth

It's on Mogo, the Green Lantern that is a planet

Antimatter

"Gun Guy" is Man at Arms

Renzo

Dex Dynamo wrote: »

Dichotomy wrote: »

Langly wrote: »

i don't know why he-man is blocking superman's lasers that are shooting to no where or why Gun Guy is just shooting at the ground

Gun Guy is fighting the planet Earth itself

Twist is it's not on Earth

It's on Mogo, the Green Lantern that is a planet

Don't be ridiculous.

They're on Eternia.

Naphtali

Looks like he got hit in the shoulder and that's why he's firing downwards

entire thing still looks dumb as heck

Gustav

Skeletor and Doctor Destiny were one and the same all along.

He doesn't like to bring up the diner these days.

Theodore Floosevelt

I don't think olivia wilde has ever stricken me as being particularly good

But she's not bad, either. It certainly doesn't dismay me to hear she's been cast in something.

Melding

Man At Arms is shooting the ground because batman just hit his arm with smoke.

Harry Dresden

Chincymcchilla wrote: »

Stilts wrote: »

I would really like people to stop casting Megan Fox in movies.

There are plenty of pretty girls out there who are also actually good at acting.

EDIT: Though, to be fair to Megan, the root of the problem is that we are still being subjected to female "main characters" who are only put in the script to attract the male gaze.

On this note please put Olivia Wilde in more things, thank you

Mysst

yo where the fuck is battlecat